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Abuelo's to bring new concept to Lubbock

Posted: June 24, 2012 - 12:34am | Updated: June 24, 2012 - 12:40am

Abuelo’s to bring new concept to Lubbock

Abuelo’s will open an Abuelo’s Urban Taqueria in Lubbock this fall.

President of the Lubbock-based company, Bob Lin, said Abuelo’s is experimenting with a different concept than the full-service restaurant. This new store will be a counter-service restaurant with creative ways to make tacos, wraps, salads and rice bowls.

Entree prices will range from $5 to $8. Fresh corn and flour tortillas will be made in front of customers as they order. Beer and margaritas also will be available.

The 3,600-square-foot space will be located in the former spaces of Keva Juice and Wild Oats on 19th Street and Quaker Avenue. During the next few months, the space will be finished, and the restaurant is slated to open in October or early November, Lin said.

The first Abuelo’s Urban Taqueria was opened inside a mall in Myrtle Beach, S.C. The Lubbock location will be the second location and will have a different menu than the Myrtle Beach taqueria.

Natural, organic grocer coming to the Hub City

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage is slated to begin construction on Slide Road later this summer.

According to its website, Natural Grocers sells natural and organic foods, beverages, vitamins and supplements.

Denver, Colo.-based owner Mark McPherson said the approximately 15,100-square-foot store will be located on the northwest corner of 73rd Street and Slide Road.

Construction should begin in late July, and the store is scheduled to open in the first quarter of 2013.